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what’s the official tag for Vampire Chronicles? Since I’m really getting into fandoms I feel like I need to know what tag we use.

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^J/k. It’s not just about him it’s all about him. I don’t know of an official tag but I’ve seen:

  • VC, the vampire chronicles, vampire chronicles, vampire crackickles (we mean this in a loving sorta way), the vampire crackickles, interview with the vampire, iwtv (since alot of ppl dump all VC talk in the movie title tag), 

    interview with a vampire (this is actually incorrect but whatevs).

  • the book being referenced, so QOTD for Queen of the Damned, etc.
  • … and of course any of the character’s names, (I indicate VC characters by adding “the vampire” Armand or “the vampire” Claudia, since they don’t have last names and there are other Armands and Claudias out there I don’t think I’ve been consistent in doing that w/ minor characters like Eleni and Madeleine and such oh well.)

There is the question of whether to include “the” and I don’t when I tag my stuff. I tag stuff with everything that’s in the post plus my stream of consciousness-type comments that don’t need to be in the version that ppl reblog and maybe ppl follow me for that commentary? Plus the fanart collection? I don’t question it, I just enjoy it.

Because I saw it on your blog, I am now going to use the ouisense joke.

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Pfffft so am I, bitch-dont-scream hit French Dad comedy gold on that one ;]

[Because you brought it up again, I am now going to use it in a memeything]

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To me, Tom Cruise’s Lestat would have made a major difference if they used him instead of Townsend’s in that *atrocious* film titled Queen of the Damned. Tom Cruise’s Lestat was to me, the best adaptation of how I’ve always read him in the books. I’ve said something like that before, probably on this blog. But yeah, Tom Cruise’s Lestat would have made Queen of the Damned as a film for me more substantial and authentic. Lestat is the Brat Prince not Marilyn Manson wannabe. XP

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Well, dear, you are preaching to the choir, and we did actually just have this discussion 😉 
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 Clearly Tom would agree with us both that he was the better Lestat, he had a great time doing it! He seems to look back fondly on the character, even casual encounters like this recent Jack Reacher publicity thing when asked about Lestat, admits “that was a fun character.” 
I don’t know what the QotD director was going for, but he seemed to want a 90’s feel, from the fashion of everyone in the movie, and the music. Korn was one of the badass bands in the 90s. Maybe the director couldn’t get Manson and wanted him.
The whole of QotD was such a trainwreck that I don’t think even Tom could have saved it. Plus he was too old by the time that was made in 2002, he was 40. Not that he looked his age then, but he definitely didn’t look around 21, which is how old Lestat supposed to be. 
 
I’ll add though that as successful as IWTV was, it unleashed a storm of teh ghey rumors on Tom and I think he wanted to avoid encouraging those rumors by reprising that role in particular. Or taking any roles that seemed gay. I can’t think of any other characters he’s played post-IWTV that are clearly bisexual, even.  

I love your tumblr name. I WANT MY INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE! Back when vampires burned in the sunlight and wept at the subtle beauty of the night. XD

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Thank u! YEP, it’s all of those reasons! But it’s also actually an homage to MTV’s old slogan, “I want my MTV.“ 

BTW: This is probably the meme that inspired all my madness:

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The first ones of these I saw made me laugh so hard that I knew I had to make some of my own. So pleased that other blogs like textsfromthevampire and vampiredevelopment are doing them, too! :]

Tom Cruise was the best Lestat. Townsend was a try hard.

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In short: YES.

Exhibit A:

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Exhibit B:

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[textsfromthevampire]

However, Townsend’s fail is not all his fault. He was doing what the director told him to do, he was made up the way the director wanted, and he was working from a terrible script. Unfortunately it was a trainwreck of a movie.

IWTV had Anne Rice on the script, working closely with the director to keep her vision as close to the book as possible. 

Also, Tom Cruise did his homework. He read IWTV, TVL, (and presumably QOTD and TOBT bc at one point he was trying to star in and get TOBT made). He’s been at this longer, he’s a more practiced actor, he just *got* Lestat better.

DESPITE all those ppl who still complain that he was too short, bc honestly, to judge an actor by his height, something entirely outside of his control (he did wear boots w/ some vertical assistance) is so narrow-minded and other related complaints so don’t even get me started.

I don’t know what the deal was with QOTD, but they clearly didn’t care for canon. That was the real source of its failure, not just it’s terrible Lestat.